Effects on violence of laws and policies facilitating the transfer of youth from the juvenile to the adult justice system: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services

..Excessive alcohol consumption is the third-leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. This systematic review is one in a series exploring effectiveness of interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms...

..On the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness, the Task Force recommends the use of universal school-based programs to prevent or reduce violent behavior...

Effects on violence of laws and policies facilitating the transfer of youth from the juvenile to the adult justice system: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services

..Additional primary studies and systematic reviews are needed to address significant gaps in knowledge about the laws' public health impact, as are energetic, sustained initiatives to make the findings available to public policy makers...

The recording of demographic information on death certificates: a national survey of funeral directors

Robert A HahnDivision of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USAPublic Health Rep 117:37-43. 2002

..The authors sought to ascertain the methods used by funeral directors to determine the demographic information recorded on death certificates...

The effectiveness of early childhood home visitation in preventing violence: a systematic review

Therapeutic foster care for the prevention of violence: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Robert A HahnDivision of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods, Epidemiology Program Office, CDC, USAMMWR Recomm Rep 53:1-8. 2004

..This report briefly describes how the reviews were conducted, provides additional information about the findings, and provides information that might help communities in applying the intervention locally...

Recommendation against policies facilitating the transfer of juveniles from juvenile to adult justice systems for the purpose of reducing violence

..Primary evidence was supported by secondary evidence from correlational studies. The regulation of alcohol outlet density may be a useful public health tool for the reduction of excessive alcohol consumption and related harms...

First reports evaluating the effectiveness of strategies for preventing violence: firearms laws. Findings from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Robert A HahnDivision of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Atlanta, Georgia, USAMMWR Recomm Rep 52:11-20. 2003

First reports evaluating the effectiveness of strategies for preventing violence: early childhood home visitation. Findings from the Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Robert A HahnDivision of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods Epidemiology Program Office, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC Atlanta, Georgia, USAMMWR Recomm Rep 52:1-9. 2003

..This report provides additional information regarding the findings, briefly describes how the reviews were conducted, and provides information that can help in applying the recommended intervention locally...